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GOLD COAST SUNS AND
VIRGIN BLUE RISE UP
The AFL's newest club -- the Gold Coast SUNS -- has found the perfect
match in foundation partner Virgin Blue. This season, the club will be
showing off its new Gold Coast Stadium complete with Virgin Blue Lounge.
In just two years the Gold Coast SUNS
-- the AFL's newest club -- has grown
from a fleeting idea to a fully fledged
AFL Premiership force that is ready and
raring to mix it with the competition's
best. And with Virgin Blue firmly alongside
the club, the enormous task of tackling
the most intensely competitive and
closely watched sport in Australia will
hopefully now be a little easier.
As a club foundation partner, Virgin
Blue's logo will feature on the front of the
Gold Coast SUNS' away and clash strips
and on the back of the home jumper.
Virgin Blue will also lend its name to The
Lounge, one of the club's key corporate
facilities at its soon-to-be-completed
$144-million custom-designed home
ground, Gold Coast Stadium.
However, this is much more than
a sponsorship. It's a natural alliance
between two vibrant and innovative
Queensland-based partners and an
investment in the Gold Coast community
and Australia's premier tourist destination.
"With Virgin Blue as foundation partner,
the Gold Coast SUNS has the backing
of one of the most bold, innovative and
progressive brands in Australia," said
Gold Coast SUNS CEO Travis Auld at
the sponsorship launch in December.
"We're looking forward to thousands of
fans flying to the Gold Coast with Virgin
Blue to watch their teams play the Gold
Coast SUNS, and to introducing our new
partner to our members and fans."
The Gold Coast SUNS will line up in
the NAB Cup AFL pre-season competition
against the Sydney Swans at Blacktown
Olympic Park in Sydney on 19 February.
The club's first AFL Premiership match
will be under lights against Carlton at
The Gabba in Brisbane on 2 April.
The big one -- the Gold Coast SUNS'
first game at the club's brand-new home
ground -- is also a night game that's
scheduled for 7.10pm on 28 May and will
be against the Geelong Cats.
Virgin Blue is confident
that its partnership
with the Gold Coast
SUNS will increase
visitor numbers to
the Gold Coast from
the AFL fan base.
Virgin Blue is proud to be the Gold Coast SUNS' club foundation partner. Visit www.virginblue.com.au.